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Jeffrey Flocken

Regional Director, North America

Work

Jeff leads a team of legislative professionals advocating for US policy initiatives on wildlife conservation and animal welfare in his role as Regional Director, North America from IFAWs office in Washington, D.C. His work addresses improving government involvement with wildlife conservation and animal welfare issues within the U.S. and internationally.

Jeff was a member of the team of experts responsible for convincing eBay to ban ivory sales on all of its affiliated sites. He has testified before the US Congress regarding polar bear legislation and was a member of the team of non-governmental organizations who wrote the technical petition to the US Secretary of the Interior to list the African lion under the Endangered Species Act. The listing, if approved, will have a significant impact on the survival of lions in the wild, as American hunters --who make up the majority of lion hunters globally-- would no longer be able to import trophies.

Jeff has briefed the US Congress on the Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009. In addition to that briefing, which urged support for conservation of rare canids and felids within their range states, he is co-author of the report which documents steep declines in the populations of these species. Jeff is the co-founder and co-chair of Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders, which provides training and mentoring to up-and-coming conservationists. His upcoming book, Wildlife Heroes, which is co-authored by Julie Scardina, will be available in early 2012.